Hinge.



G. E. NEUBERTH.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27; 1915.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

WITNESSES inter m I i ensues-E.nnuisnnrmor nnweex nnwfannsnry I This invention L frelates to 1a hinge; which W supports a window, door .or other. element that is adapted to beheld in swingingrelation in a frame, and holds such element so V that it can be lowered intoa groove or on a projeetionofithe sill or at any other point; and whicha-lso can lie-raised when it is to be swung'so that it is not in engagement with the groove or other suitable locking. struc ture. v 1

The invention is further designed to provide a hinge of'this kind in'whiohrthe loperating part is cono'ealed so that it is. not adapted to be interfered with by the entrance ofdirt and one'in'whioh the part directly attached to the element, sueh as a door or window sash, isstrongly attached thereto by reason of a right-angled portion forming both a buttplate and a front plate, so that all strainof thesupporting ofthe window when it is swung clear of the sill is not borne, by screws or similar devices put in the butt plate; In types of hinges'that permit the lowering and raisingof the supported or hinged element the window when lowered usually sets sothat thegroove initsbot tonris placed over airidge on thesill, or

there is a groovein the sill which reeeivesthe window sash or the door. This makesa weather-tight ,joint,' I assists in loekingithe I window or door in'closed position, but they have been movable when the window is opened, andthis is enoouragedby misuse of the hinge in that the window or door has been lowered when partly open so as to lock it in place, and the weight oi:'.-thedoor or window resting on; a rib, or the edgeof a groove has tendedto flatten the structure on which it rests and'thus deforms such part i so that the door or window'is not adapted tofit when it is closed. Furthermore, such lowering of the window or door when open tends to scratch or mutilate the sillfand to' overcome this chance of mutilation and damage I-have provideda loolqinuhy hinge which looks the structure so that as soon as the window: is opened, even toa slight ex 1 Hines; T f I g ean-am deRe remen ;1 lPatfented Airtight), 1915 Applieationfi1efi March27, 1915. serialnaimwi V tent,- the lock is plaoe'd'in operative position" and it isnotpossible to lower the sash or.

lowered intoplae'e; The IIIVGHhlOIl'iS stiff structure that'will not break easily nor ratt1e,-and ene in which there is positive limitation to the swinging ofthe handle so that the parts can not beunduly strained.

I1 Theunventienis illustrated in the accompa iyir g drawing, in which I illustrate one embodiment of iny invention, butit will *be rmmefand part of the door or window sash, in this figure the door being shown raised,

so'that it isin swinging position. Fig. 2 is an edge View of the hingewithone ofits lea-vesrenioved' so as to Show the inner face of the other leaf. Fig; 3 is a top view of the" hinge-shown in Fig. 1. spective view of one of the members of one of said hinged leaves; and Fig. 5- is aperparticular hinge shown in the illu'stra- Fig. eis a ep I door untilit'is again swung to its'c'losed 130- itio n, and the closing or the hinge ute-- inatieally releases the lock 7 and by operating the handle of the hinge t e windowea'n be p I furtherdesigi'ied tap-rm I vide a lnnge having few arts, which are (if a form toinsu'r'e long wear flalnd toinakea spective View ofpart of another member. of 7 said hinged leaf Fig. 5 being" adaptedtufit against the back of Fig. 4.

- In the drawing 'lo ilhistrates the edge of a door orwindow frame and 11 is the ele merit that issupported by the hinge, this element being a dodr, window, sash or other structure that is to be swung, and which is supported by the hinge'which consists of hi'nged'leaves, the form shown having leaves that form a butt hinge that is, the leaves I can be swung to substantially a parallelre i lations One of the leaves 12 shown inthis type of hinge is an ordinary hinge leafwith holes 13*- by means of which it can be attached to the frame' -10; theleaf l2having" knuckles 13. The second hinge leaf com prises two members. One of them, .a supporting member, consists of a plate l' i hav ing knuckles 15 thereen, which knuckles and;

the knu'oklesd?) are spaced so as tosurround a pintle 16 withsuitableheads 17 which can ,be permanently or, detachably arranged on rectangular whereby the right-angled part' is provided with upper and lower strips 20 and'21 withan edge strip 22 which prefer-i '10 ably has" a side extension 2 3 ;which fits "around the outside ofa movable member to v i 1 be "hreinafter described. The movable member 24has a recessed part with shoul- 'ders 2,5 :and 26 on its upper andjlower portions which fitnabove and below the rightangled I part ,18 of the supporting "member and haveholes 27 to receive suitable supporting means, such as screws 28, whichalso pass through a facep'late29, the face plate thus serving, withthe part 24 o-fthe supeporting member, to inclo sethe rightra ngled:

7 part of the supporting member.

s be. passed, this plate 30 forming means for fastening the; movable member tothe edge 'ofithe elementtobe supported, such as the window or door 11, and the faceplate hav 30 ing openings through which the screws'32 are passed, thus forming aplate to gounder' fithe face ofotheelement 11 so that right-angled fastening means, are ,providedwhich prevent unduestr'ain on any of thefasten mg means and-prevent shearing strain one the screws. 7

To more securely hold the'body portion 24 of the movable member and its face plate in their proper relative positions, one of the 0 members, such as thepartl24, is provided with grooves33 and-the face plate is'pro- *videdwith prcjections-34,-1and in this way the parts are held together and relieve the screws 28 of shearing strain and assist in vided with an eccefntric36 on a shaft 37,:the

I shaft 37, extending. into the member 24 and also extending forward through an opening 5. in-the face plate andhaving a projecting end 1 38. The projecting end is of any suitable form to, permit its being turned, the preferred form being rectangular as shown, thatgis it has a side fiattened,-and ahandle 39 has a boss '40rwhich is recessed and fits the projecting part 38 and a pin 41 passing through an opening inthe boss of the ha'n die and also through the opening .42 in the projecting part" 38 of the shaft37. It will i thusbe' evident thatflwhen "the handle is; placed in'the position shownin Figs. 1- and 2- the eccentric isiso' 'held that its center is below theshaft ofthehandleand the eccenin its closed position, I provide atlock which tric thus raises the shaft 37 and consequently the movable member comprising the part 24 and the face plate-29, and the window is raised to a position where it can be swung from any recessed part'or from fitting over any rib or any of the usualforms ofreceiving' elements, such asdoors and windows, and theelement 11 is free to be swung to any position. This raised position is maintained 7 I by reason ofcthe block 35 resting against the bottom bar or rail 21 of the right-anigled part 18 of the supporting'member and, Y when the windowis'to be lowered the handle is swung downwardand the shaft 37 .is 7 placed*:at a low point on the eccentric" and the "movable member is thus vmoved to a loweriyposition, this being possible .on account of the cut a-way part 43 in the plate 30 and the narrowed'portion 44 of'the plate 14, theopening at theends being sufficient to permit the vertical movement of one on,

o I the other. The swinging movement is, perr The movablemember 24 is preferably L- shaped; having the plate 30 i with suitable 25 holes 31 therein through which screws can" missible on account of the. opening 19 being wider than the bloclr 35, and side-movement sufficient to permit the-eccentric 36'tov swing from one vertical position to'another I ispossiblelv The extension 23 on the end of the right-angled part18 fits around the back edge of theplate 24 andralso serves to hold the parts in-better alinement and to prevent I thev entranceof dirt from the wood, and splinters and the like in the caseof a wooden door,*from interfering with the easy opera-' tion of the hinge. L

' To prevent the lowering of the door or window 11 when it is in any other placebut can be of different-forms, the one illustrated, however,v consistingof a latch 45 slidably arranged in theback of the member 24 and normally pushed forward by a spring 46 abuttingat one end on thewall 47 and'at its other end on the latch 45. I The latch 45 is operated by means extending to the ex'-. terior of the/casing, one form being a finger s 48 which projects from the edge of the mov ablemember when the spring is in'place, and the finger is pressedrin against the infiuence of the springwhen theleavesare swung to their closed positions, that is when '11 they are swung togethen and'it isthen engaged as shown in Figs; 1 and 2, and this pushes the latch back until it is opposite the recess'49 inthe, top of theright-angled part 18 of the supportingmemben, This recess permits the latch to enterxit when the move Cable member is moved downward, and the latch resting on the bottom edge of the I shoulder 50,- it thus permits the movable member to go with it and the element llcan 1 thusbe lowered into place. 7 When, however, the window is raised and is then opened to swing the hinge leaves "apart, the spring 46 presses the latch forward and the latch has its forward end in register with the recess are separated.

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49 and is interposed} between) the to I; edge 51 of "the "part 90; of. the right-angled mem-:

ber 18 of the supporting. member and the shoulder '501off th'emovable member, and this locks the parts agamst sliding movement.

and consequently locks the handle against any swinging movement*- and the .window cannot be lowered to the damage of any of the fittingsfand the window is thus support: ed entirely onits hinges and, cannotbe let down. The forward movement of the latch is limited preferably by means of astop 52, as will be, evident. The movement of the handle is limited by the engagement of the block with the outer strip-23 of the rightangled part 18 ofthe supportinginember.

The particular means describedand illustrated are thought to be the preferred forms, but it will be understood. thatI may use other forms and diiferently dispose the parts without departing from tliescope of the in vention. 5

This hinge has no extreme lengths beyond the lengths; of the knuckles and the pintle, is light compared; with the duties it performs, compact, the parts are so disposed and. proportioned that the-hinge is not easily broken, and its simplicity assures its Operation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: i 1. A hinge comprisingleaves in swinging relation, means on one 'of said leaves for raising and lowermgapart thereof, and a' locking means wlthin the hinge for preventmeans for attaching the; movablemember to an element, a manually operated device on the supporting member for operating the movable member, a yieldingly. pressed looking means forholding the movable member against movement, and a linger onsaid looking means and disposed so that it is operated when the leaves swung together so as to release the locking means.

4. A hinge comprising leaves inswinging I relation and held against relativelongitudinal movement, one of said leaves'compr sing a supporting member and a movable mem ber,-means for sliding the movable member vertically on the supporting member, a latch to engage themembers to lock them against relative movement, a spring to normally force the latchto its locking position, and a engagement 'ofrtthe finger on the :latch and in v the'rpath of iswinge'; e ingnnovement ofi-theiopposne leaf, whereby leasesetheulatchn. I I 55 .A hinge comprising; leaves in SWHIglIlg relation,xone ofz said leaves consisting; of a fingerrwithx said 1 leaf re l supporting member having a right-angled,

part, an L-shaped movable member carried by: the supporting *memh'er; the L shaped mova'ble member having means for attaching it to the edge and the face of an element supported thereby, the movable member embracing .the right-angled projection of the supporting member,-means in the embraced part of said supporting member for causing relative movement between the supporting member and the movable member, said means having a projection extending through said movable member, a handle on said projection, a latch for locking the movable member'and the supporting member against relative movement, and a finger on said latch adapted to be engaged bythe other of said leaves to release the latch when the leaves are swung together.

6. A hinge comprising leaves hinged to gether, oneof said leaves comprising a sup-j portmgmember and'a movable member, the

supporting member having a right-angled part with an'opening therein, the movable member consisting of a back plate and a front plate to embrace the right-angled part of'the supporting member, a block in the opening of the right-angled part of the supporting member, a shaft passingthrough the front plate and the back plate, an eccentric on the shaft and fitting in the block, and a handle on said'shaft for operating it.

- 7. Ahinge comprising leaves hinged to-f gether, one of said leaves comprising a sup-' porting member and a movable membeL-Qthe supporting member having a right-angled part with an opening therein, the movable member consisting of a back plate and a.

front plate to embrace the right-angled part .of the supporting member, a block in the opening, of the right-angled part of the sup.- porting member, a shaft passing through the front plate and the back plate, an eccentric on the shaft and mounted in the block, a handle on said shaft for operating it, a latch slidably arranged'in the back plate, a spring to force the latch to its locking position, the latch when in locking position engaging the top ofthe right-angled part of the support? ing member, and a finger on said latch and adapted to engagethe opposite leaf to slide the latch to its releasing position when the leaves are swung together, the right-angled portion of the supporting member being recessed to receive said latch when in its releasing position.

8. A hinge comprising leaves in swinging relation, one of said leaves comprising parts that are vertically movable in relation to 'ach otheg alatch normuy-lyin in afpos i V In te timb'ny thagtl 0143111 the foregoin tio'nto lock-said relatively movable parts" heretqlset my'hand, thisQGthadayof March,

against such movement, and a prqjecfionon 1915 said latch to move the latch to an inoperative ;i GEORGE NEUBERTH.

position, the projection being so disposed as Witnesses: Q l' V to be operated when the'leave's'are swung to Y M. A. JOHNSON,

ether; Q I H TRAUTVETTER.

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